FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COBAS 6000 CORE

MDR report key: 1078038 · Received July 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
1823260-2008-05465
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 16, 2008
Date of Event
July 1, 2008
Report Date
July 16, 2008
Manufacturer
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K060373
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER REC'D DISCREPANT POTASSIUM AND SODIUM RESULTS. INITIAL AND FIRST REPEAT ARE IN MMOL/L. SECOND REPEAT IS IN MMOL/L AND WAS PERFORMED ON OTHER METHODOLOGY. SAMPLE 1: POTASSIUM RESULTS 4.1, 4.4, 5.3; SODIUM RESULTS 126, 140, 134. SAMPLE 2: POTASSIUM RESULTS 4.7, 5.2, 5.6; SODIUM RESULTS 113, 131, 127. SAMPLE 3: SODIUM RESULTS 129, 138, 141. SAMPLE 4: SODIUM RESULTS 130, 136, 139. SAMPLE 5: SODIUM RESULTS 134, 150, 145. SAMPLE 6: 130, 146, 142. INITIAL RESULTS WERE REPORTED. NO ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED. FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED ROOT CAUSE TO BE A BAD SODIUM ELECTRODE CAUSING THE POTASSIUM ELECTRODE TO READ LOW AND REPLACED THE SODIUM ELECTRODE. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE PERFORMED WHICH WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBAS 6000 CORE CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER - JJE JJE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK